Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android — For such a long-time Apple believer and Mac/iPhone customer, the idea of turning my back on Steve Jobs and crew, stopping my app store and media buying preferences almost entirely and choosing a divergent path is not one taken lightly.

WIKILEAKS WEBSITE TO BE ABANDONED — The website has been effectively down in terms of document submissions for many weeks, and as we speak there is no way for the general public or potential whistleblowers to upload documents to the site. — We have been told that WIKILEAKS will be launching a completely new site hosted in Iceland.

It's As If Apple Has Hired Don Draper — The other day I was talking to an old friend. Not only is this friend outside the tech sphere, he's just about as opposite of tech savvy as a person can be. He's basically a luddite. In fact, I was surprised he was even IMing with me, he's so seldom online.

Google Maps Now Shortens Your Maps URLs — The scenario: you've just found exactly what you were looking for on Google Maps, and now you're trying to send it over to a friend. — The problem: the URL to the map is about as long as Gone With The Wind. You waste precious seconds heading …

China: Google Backed Down Over Censorship Laws — Beijing's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced that license approval and renewal had been granted to Google China after the company had agreed to respect Chinese laws. — If true, this would amount to a climbdown …

Android Market Will Hit 100,000 Apps This Month — Accumulated number of Application and Games in the Market — The graph speaks for itself. According to Android Market web interface AndroLib.com, the Android Market now offers users more than 90,000 apps, and is on pace to end the month in six figures.

Facebook apologizes for censoring doll's nipples — It has been established for some time that the folks at Facebook are not overly fond of nipples. Or, at least, of their public display. Or, at least, of their public display on Facebook. — Some time ago, there was much consternation …